Rail fastener and pad.



H. N. HANZLIK.

RAIL FASTENER AND PAD. APPLICATION FILED 212.10. 1914.

1 1 1 4,47 1 I Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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To all whom/it mag concern) Be it known thatI, Hnmvmn N. HAv- LIK, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVonewoc, in the county-of Juneau and State of l/Visconsin, ;have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail Fasteners and Pads, of which the following is a specification. "y, f I t The present'invention relates to ties for supporting railway rails, the primary object of the same being-to provide a tie which is constructed either of plastic material or of metal and which does not embody a suflicientamount of (elasticity to yield or give when the; wheels of the rolling stock pass thereover, witha cushionblock, and novel means for sustaining thec'ushion block upon the tie, whereby the desired amount of fleX- ibility will be afforded the tie and rails, so that breakage of the tie or rails will be thus overcome. 1 1

Other objects and advantages of the device will appear as the nature of the invention is more fully understood, it being under stood that various changes maybe made in the form, proportion and size without, departing from the scope of the claimsfior sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

In the drawings Figure' 1 is a perspec tive viewillustrating one end of a plastic tie provided withmy improved cushion member, and showinglthe means whereby the cushion member is sustained upon the tie and a rail retained upon thecushion member, Fig. 2 is a similar perspective view but looking toward the bottom of the tie, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the block arranged upon thetie, the tie retaining and rail sustaining means'being removed, and Fig. dis a perspective View of the elements embodying the cushion block retaining and rail securing means.

In the showing of the drawing I have illustrated my improvement as applied to a plastic tie, but it is to be understood that the same is not to be thus restricted in its useful capacity, as the improvement may be applied with equal success upon metal ties,

or if necessary upon ordinary wooden ties. The tlGlS designated by the numeral 1,

' and as the same has both ofits ends'of a.

similar construction, and as the improvement, which is applied to the tie at both of the ends, is also of a similar construction Specification of Letters Patent. Pate ii ed Application fil ed February 10,1914. Serial No. $17,856: 7

and arrangement, only one of the ends of the tie has been deemed necessary to illustrate.

The tie 1 upon its upper face and M11117, cent its ends is formed withqa transversely arranged substantially rectangular channel or recess which is ndicated by the numeral 2, the same being adapted to receive the 7 lower portion of a substantially rectangular cushion member or block. 3, the said block snugly engaging with the walls formed by the said channel or depression, and the block being of asufiicient thickness to permit of its upper facebeing arranged a suitable distance above the upper face of the tie 1. This block 3, upon its upper face, is-providedwithan angularly arranged ,depresf sion 4:, the same extending from one" of its ends to the block adjacent its corners to'the opposite end of the said'block adjacentits 1 diagonally oppositerorners, andthesaid recess is of a sufli'cient depth to snugly receive a connecting rod 5.-j The rod 5 has one of its endsprovided with a head 6 and its second end threaded, as at 7.

The" numerals 8 designate locking'or anchor bolts,',each off-which being provided with ahead 9 which. extends over one of its faces, and the shanksfofthe bolts, for the major portion of their lengths are prefersaid shanks, 7 however, .being rounded and threaded, as indicated by the numerals 10.

heads 9, are provided with openings 11 through which the rod 5 passes, the head 6 ably rectangular, tlieflower portions of the I of the said rod 5 engaging with onset the bolts 8, and the threaded end 7 ofthe said rod which eXtendsthrOugh the opening 11 in the second boltS isprovided with aretaining device in the nature of a nut 12. By

such an arrangement it will be noted that the bolts 8 may be retainedadjustable upon the rods 5, and may also be brought into tight frictional engagement with the ends of the block 3 as well as with the sides of the tie 1, and the heads 9 of the bolts are ar ranged a sui'licient distance from the rod 5 to snugly engage with the upper faces of'the base flanges 13 of a rail 14, theshanks of the said bolts contacting with the longitudi-- nal edges of the said base flange 13.

The numeral 15 designates a flat metallic v, plate for the anchor bolts 8, the said plate j I being disposed diagonally upon the underface of the tie, in the same direction of the recess 4; of the block 3, and the said plate is provided centrally and at its opposite ends with elongated slots 16 through which pass the threaded ends 10 of the bolts 8, while nuts 17 engage with the said threaded ends which projectbelow the plate 15, and so efi'ectively secure the bolts to the plate and heads of the bolts into tight frictional engagement with the base flanges of the rails, the said nuts also forcing the connecting rod 5 downwardly of the recess 4: so that danger of the said rod contacting with the underface of the rail 14 is prevented, and inthis connection it should be stated that the recess at is comparatively deep, but not of a sufficient depth to impair the strength of the cushion block 3. The slots-16 may enter from the ends of the plate 15, as illustrated in Fig. & of the drawing, or the said slots may terminate adjacent the said ends as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and from the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the artto which suchinventions appertain without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A tie having transverse depressions, a cushion block arranged within the depressions and projecting above the face of the tie, a rail supported upon the cushion block,

anchor bolts having their heads to engage with the base flanges'of the rails to the op posite sides of the rail, means for longitudinally adjusting the anchor bolts with relation to the railand cushion block, a bottom plate having openings through which the ends of the anchor bolts pass, and adjust- Gopies of this patent may: be obtained for able securing elements arranged upon the said ends of the bolts and binding upon the bottom plate.

2. A tie having a cushion block thereon, said block having its upper face provided ;with an angular recess disposed diagonally with relation to its corners, a rail upon the block, vertically adjustable rail securing members disposed in contacting relation with the opposite faces of the ties and the diagonally opposite corners of the cushion block, means arranged within the recess of the block for longitudinally adjustingthe said securing means and for retaining the said means in contact with the block and with the tie, a plate upon the underface of the tie, and means for securing the rail and block retaining means to the plate.

3; A tie, a rail supporting cushion block upon the tie, said block having an angular recess which enters from its upper face, a headed rod having a threaded end seated within the recess, headed anchor bolts having openings engaged by the rod, anut upon thev rod adapted to engage with one of the said bolts to force both of the bolts into frictional engagement with the" opposite sides of the tie, a plate arranged upon the bottom of the tie, said plate having elongated openings through which the threaded ends of the anchor bolts extend, and another for the threaded ends adapted to frictionally engage with the plate to adjust the said bolts vertically to force the heads into en: gagement with the base flange of the rail to the opposite sides of the said rail.

Intestimony whereof I a'lfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN N. HANZLIK.

\Vitnesses: i

' C. E. HAMBURY, E. M. HANZLIK,

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 1). G. 

